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Mandela (1995)
Director: Jo Menell, Angus Gibson
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From Time Out Film Guide
This two-hour 'official' biography, co-produced by Jonathan Demme, serves a double purpose. It's a populist résumé of the life of one of the 20th century's most remarkable men, tracing Mandela's days from his Xhosa village at the end of WWI to his Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and his inauguration as President of South Africa in 1994. Mandela gives extensive studio and on-location interviews and narrates much of the film himself. Second, as a political work, it serves as a celebratory, if far from hagiographic tribute to the man, echoing to the sound of the 'revolutionary' voices and music, ancient and modern, of South Africa.Author: WH
Cast & crew
Director: Jo Menell, Angus Gibson
Producer: Jonathan Demme, Edward Saxon, Jo Menell
Cast: Nelson Mandela, Mabel Mandela, Mandla Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Anthony Sampson, Joe Matthews, Evelyn Mandela, Nomzamo Winnie Mandela, Desmond Tutu full cast
Genre(s): Documentaries
Duration: 123 mins
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